Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subclan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-clan
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A branch of a larger clan.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ Proto-Italic *plānktā Latin plantabor. Old Welsh plantbor. Old Irish cland Middle Irish clann Irish clannbor. ▲ Middle Irish clann Scottish Gaelic clannbor. English clan English subclan From sub- + clan.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does subclan mean?
A branch of a larger clan.
Where does subclan come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ Proto-Italic *plānktā Latin plantabor. Old Welsh plantbor. Old Irish cland Middle Irish clann Irish clannbor. ▲ Middle Irish clann Scottish Gaelic clannbor. English clan English subclan From sub- + clan.

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